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Encyclopedia Virginia: Civil Rights Act of 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed look at the Civil Rights Act of 1964, paying particular attention to how Virginia Representative Howard W. Smith added an amendment intended to kill the act by making it cover gender discrimination as well as racial. Read...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Save a Buck Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Our pipes leak, air drafts push through our windows and walls, light bulbs create more heat than light, and every appliance we have stays plugged in all day long. Of course its our parents who pay the bills, so it doesn't matter. This is...
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A&E Television

History.com: 8 Memorable Protests by American Athletes

For Students 9th - 10th
Stars Bill Russell, Muhammad Ali and Billie Jean King have used their platforms to seek change. Before a preseason game on September 1, 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem to call...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What's That Coin?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This Five E's AMSTI lesson prompts students to pay close attention to the details on each of the four U.S. coins as they learn the coin names. Students watch a video clip about the differences in the coins, sort real coins by attributes,...
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Japan Guide: Eating in a Japanese Restaraunt

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to eat properly in a Japanes restaraunt and what you should expect during your dining expereince.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: The United States and the Barbary Pirates

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson and activity in which students analyze foreign policy challenges on paying ransom. Students study U.S. response to the Barbary pirates and apply their knowledge to modern day terrorism and foreign policy examples.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy Choices Game

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Use this board game to introduce the concepts of energy use in our lives and the very real impact that personal choices can have on our energy consumption, energy bills and fuel supply. The game begins as students select cards that...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: u.s. Senate Mulls Over Bankruptcy Legislation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
During the week of September 20, 1998, the US Senate agreed to debate a bill (S 1301), intended to make it more difficult for people of means to use bankruptcy to walk away from debt. Those who could pay at least 20 percent of their...
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National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Edith Nourse Rogers

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame recognizes Edith Nourse Rogers for her work as a political leader during the 1920s and 1930s, in addition to her legislation that established the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps.
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Easy Budget Online

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a fabulous tool for setting up and maintaining a budget.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Banking Basics Card Game

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students play a game to learn about common banking products and services and to consider which ones they might use now and in the future.

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